|
| |
October 25, 2004 ISSUE 166
C O M P U T E R H O P E . C O M N E W S L E T T E R
- http://www.computerhope.com/nletters/nl166.htm -
------------------------------------------------------------
IN THIS ISSUE:
------------------------------------------------------------
1. Weekly Computer Term
2. What's new in the news last week
3. Computer viruses, worms, security, and/or privacy threats
4. What's new at Computer Hope this week
5. Hot computer issues
6. All Talk
------------------------------------------------------------
1. Weekly Computer Term.
------------------------------------------------------------
Head positioning ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/h/headposi.htm ) -
Action performed by a computer hard disk drive that moves the hard disk drive head into it's proper position and verifies nothing is malfunctioning with the head arm.
See our complete dictionary listing and a daily computer term at:
http://www.computerhope.com/jargon.htm
------------------------------------------------------------
2. What's new in the news last week?
------------------------------------------------------------
Top News Story: Nvidia Puts a Firewall on a Motherboardpcworld.com -- Motherboard chip sets don't normally excite much attention in the security world, but Nvidia's NForce 4 could turn out to be the exception.
10/19/2004 - Schools 'failing to tap e-cash'
10/19/2004 - Half-Life 2 set for mid-November
10/19/2004 - Pair accused of cracking software
10/19/2004 - Single License for Dual Core at Microsoft
10/19/2004 - Music album to be sold on memory card
10/19/2004 - Microsoft Delays SQL Server Software, Plans Beta
10/19/2004 - Cisco, Microsoft pledge security interoperability
10/19/2004 - Churches Installing Cell Phone Jammers
10/19/2004 - Want to know the hardware behind Echelon?
10/19/2004 - 'The Internet will collapse in 2006'
10/19/2004 - Firefox passes five million download mark
10/19/2004 - Microsoft May Create Russian Hotmail
10/19/2004 - NEC delays notebook fuel cell launch
10/19/2004 - Update: Microsoft announces Istanbul LCS client
10/19/2004 - Jon Stewart 'Crossfire' feud ignites Net frenzy
10/19/2004 - Apple releases new machines, cuts prices
10/19/2004 - Power on a Chip
10/19/2004 - MyDoom seeks to destroy antivirus firms
10/19/2004 - New Screening Technology Is Nigh
10/19/2004 - Google 'saved' Australian hostage
10/20/2004 - Domestic Robot Boom Raises Questions Bout Bot Use
10/20/2004 - FBI Investigates UC Berkeley Computer Hack Case
10/20/2004 - Tabbed Browsing Flaws Detected
10/20/2004 - Nvidia Puts a Firewall on a Motherboard
10/20/2004 - FBI supplier readies secure Linux
10/20/2004 - Users face new phishing threats
10/20/2004 - NEC announces speedy supercomputer
10/20/2004 - MessageOne acquires Evergreen Assurance
10/20/2004 - Computing pioneers get historical nod
10/20/2004 - Google search tool a privacy risk
10/20/2004 - Built via the Internet, student satellite coming to life at ESA-ESTEC
10/20/2004 - When War Games Meet Video Games
10/20/2004 - Keychain Remote Control Turns Off Most TVs
10/20/2004 - Toshiba aims to launch laptops with next-generation DVD drives in 2005
10/20/2004 - antivirus Can Be Tricked By Hackers
10/20/2004 - Microsoft to Debut 'Istanbul' Application
10/23/2004 - Yahoo buys e-mail software firm Stata
10/23/2004 - Microsoft fixes date for desktop search tool
10/23/2004 - Relativity prediction is correct
10/23/2004 - Grand Theft Auto ... Stolen!
10/23/2004 - Synchrotron to shed lot of light
10/23/2004 - Cisco to Acquire Perfigo
10/23/2004 - Sony wares win innovation award
10/23/2004 - New Netsky worm linked to South Korea
10/23/2004 - Yahoo to scrap online-payment service
10/23/2004 - Firefox smashes funding target
10/23/2004 - IT pay to rise 10% to 15% through 2007, study says
10/23/2004 - Quantum buys Certance for $60M
10/23/2004 - Apache Refreshes Web Server Line
10/23/2004 - California discloses massive ID theft
10/23/2004 - Google patches one security hole, but another surfaces
10/23/2004 - AMD targets developing world with low-cost PC
10/23/2004 - Vulnerability hits Java for cell phones
10/23/2004 - Those eureka moments
10/23/2004 - Segway platform puts robots in motion
10/23/2004 - Microsoft's Ballmer: Hackers getting smarter
10/23/2004 - Man Ordered to Disable Spyware Programs
10/23/2004 - Controversial Thinktank Says Government in U.S. Could Save Billions on VoIP
10/23/2004 - Beat Hackers and Learn to Spy at Italy Tech Fair
10/23/2004 - Who's Googling Whom?
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?2912004
Find all of the latest news and article headlines at:
http://www.computerhope.com/news.htm
------------------------------------------------------------
3. Computer viruses, worms, security, and/or privacy threats
------------------------------------------------------------
* Virus:
New Netsky worm linked to South Korea
news.com.com -- antivirus researchers have discovered a new version of the Netsky worm that contains text linking it to a university in South Korea.
antivirus Can Be Tricked By Hackers
story.news.yahoo.com -- The antivirus detection engines of several big-name vendors, including McAfee and Computer Associates, can be fooled by hackers, a U.S.-based security intelligence firm warned Tuesday
* Security:
Google patches one security hole, but another surfaces
infoworld.com -- Search engine darling Google Inc. has patched a hole in its search engine the could have allowed malicious hackers to modify the content of the Google search results page or silently modify search results, but a new hole may have already appeared
Apache Refreshes Web Server Line
Internetnews.com -- The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has released a new update to its veritable Apache 1.3.x Web Server line. Apache 1.3.32 includes numerous bug fixes and a critical vulnerability fix.
Nvidia Puts a Firewall on a Motherboard
pcworld.com -- Motherboard chip sets don't normally excite much attention in the security world, but Nvidia's NForce 4 could turn out to be the exception.
Tabbed Browsing Flaws Detected
Internetnews.com -- Tabbed browsing, one of the more popular features built into alternative Web browsers, contains a security flaw that puts users at risk of spoofing attacks, research firm Secunia warned on Wednesday.
* Privacy:
California discloses massive ID theft
infoworld.com -- The state of California has warned residents that their personal data may have been stolen from computers at the University of California, Berkeley, after a database used by researchers there was compromised by hackers.
Users face new phishing threats
news.bbc.co.uk -- Phishing attacks that try to steal personal information could soon be a lot nastier warns a security expert.
Computer Virus information can be found at:
http://www.computerhope.com/vlist.htm
Computer Security Q&A can be found at:
http://www.computerhope.com/secureqa.htm
Computer Privacy Q&A can be found at:
http://www.computerhope.com/privacyq.htm
------------------------------------------------------------
4. What's new at Computer Hope this week?
------------------------------------------------------------
- Updated and added new questions and answers.
- Updated and added new dictionary definitions and computer terms.
- Performed other minor updates throughout site.
- Continued work on new upcoming scripts.
See the top 10 pages on Computer Hope at:
http://www.computerhope.com/chtop10.htm
------------------------------------------------------------
5. Hot computer issues.
------------------------------------------------------------
How to I limit the upload available on my computer?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000637.htm
Changing the security level in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000638.htm
How to make a network cable.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000639.htm
Find all of our issues and questions and answers at:
http://www.computerhope.com/qanda.htm
See all new questions and answer at:
http://www.computerhope.com/newqa.htm
See every Q&A in Computer Hopes database at:
http://www.computerhope.com/eqanda.htm
------------------------------------------------------------
6. All Talk
------------------------------------------------------------
http://desktop.google.com
A great new utility from Google that enables users to search local files such as their e-mail files, Microsoft Word files, Microsoft Excel files, AOL instant messenger chat, Microsoft Power Point, and text files. This is a great utility that all users running Microsoft Windows and who enjoy Google should try.
We would love to hear your comments; suggestions, interests, opinions, fun web sites or what ever is on your mind. E-mail us at newsletter@computerhope.com
------------------------------------------------------------
CONTACT AND INFORMATION http://www.computerhope.com
------------------------------------------------------------
If you need to change your e-mail address please send an e-mail to newsletter@computerhope.com with the e-mail address you wish to change as well as the new e-mail address.
If you wish to unsubscribe from this newsletter please reply to this message with "Remove" in the subject field.
Visit the Computer Hope at: http://www.computerhope.com
AOL users can visit our web version of our newsletter by visiting our newsletter page:
<a href="http://www.computerhope.com/newslet.htm">AOL Users click here</a>
Computer Hope Legal, Privacy and Anti Spam Policy: http://www.computerhope.com/legal.htm
(C) Copyright Computer Hope 2004
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
|
Home - Computer help - Contact - Dictionary - Links
Link to Computer Hope - Bookmark Computer Hope
